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Martin Collins, reflecting on an incident years ago when a member of God's church exclaimed 'I don't mind being Laodicean; they are part of God's church too,' felt an inward horror that one would not mind remaining lukewarm and subject to being vomited out. The Laodicean temperament falls seriously short in promoting the processes of overcoming and repentance. Spiritual growth and godly behavior take tremendous work, demanding that we renounce Satan's ways and follow Christ's ways by exercising God's Holy Spirit and the faith of Christ, enabling Christ to live within us. As sin begins as a simple thought impulse, it is most successfully overcome with godly thought impulses, prompted by continuous Bible study and prayer. Only by humbling ourselves and yielding to God will we receive the strength to resist the wiles of Satan the Devil and to keep God's Law in the spirit and the letter. As God's called out ones, in our attempt to glorify God, we will always experience conflict with the world, our flesh, and Satan's power, inspiring evil thoughts and attitudes. We cannot allow ourselves to be conformed or transformed by the world, but we must be transformed into Christ's image, destined to enter God's family at our resurrection.

Action Ambition Appetites Beatitudes Benevolence Burden Calling to separation Carnal mind Charitable deeds Commandments Conquering Desire for ease Distracting a child Evil thoughts Fasting Faith of Christ Fellowship Fruits of God's Holy Spirit Glorifying God Human nature Imitating Christ Isolation Lack of faith Laodicean attitude Laziness of the flesh Lukewarm Martyr Old man Overcoming the world Overcoming Persecution Pride Repentance Resisting Satan Sabbath keeping Satan Self Self-discipline Sears, Allen Self reliance Sin, overcoming Sin's dominion Spiritual growth Spiritual training Temptation, overcome Way of escape Wheat and tares World, the Works of the flesh Wrestling with Satan

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